Toot Toot Tres

Inspired by saridout's wonderful artwork Time






(Since childhood Harry had dreamed of a home of his own)

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My poor babies need clickies...or they'll die. *cries*

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I just got back from New York today. I had a very relaxing visit with justsonya. I did...absolutely nothing but read. Well, I crocheted some, too. But, mainly, I read...The Twilight Saga.

I'll be posting up a review of the rest of the series, including Midnight Sun, later.

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Omg. HOUSE!

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petapepy, I got your package. And I'm being good and waiting. *sits on hands*

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whisper132, I got the postcard. COWS ♥

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evaporate!!!! OMG KUBOTOKINESS~~~

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justsonya!!! ♥ Salty Dog III and IV and Backgammon Remix and other stuffs are awesome and pretty and awesome. I can't wait to use the yarn.

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I don't want to go to do jury duty on Monday.

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Did I miss anything? I was 810 back before I got to my last post, but I was skimming hardcore.

You might recall that a fwe days ago I mentioned that my brother did not spend Thanksgiving with us, which story deserved a post of its own. So here I am delivering, as threatened promised.

( Cut to spare a flist already burdened by economic woes and the holidays, which are stressful even when they're great. I'm sorry for the tone, I'm feeling a bit brittle at the moment and sometimes blunt truth feels better than sugar-coating. )

1) I am still alive!
2) I have spent a RIDICULOUS AMOUNT OF MONEY.
3) I am having fun. :D
4) I have been primarily without internet for the better part of this week and busy with NaNo for the last few days of last week so didn't actually update much. XD Oops?
5) I did not win NaNo. :( But I did write 31.5k in four days, so that was pretty awesome. XD 5k, 5k, 4.5k, 15.5k. Not that my writing is erratic or anything. XD
6) I have to go now because the pub only gives you an hour of free WiFi. :D;

[EDIT]

Even though Miranda is much better than Anna Wintour could ever be, I still perk up whenever I see the editrix's name. Is anyone working on fic that addresses the recent downturn in print media, Condé Nast Elias-Clarke's woes in particular? Speaking of DWP, can anybody "lend" me a copy of "City of Blinding Lights" by U2? ( Cut for 700x298 image )

Back in the day, I asked, "Where is my Laura Roslin action figure?" Well, it's here. And it doesn't look like her. (MM is not 25—and that's okay!)

I'm reading this book that's set in a typeface that I can't identify, but is driving me bonkers. The bowls are all different sizes! It's especially noticeable on the double-story lowercase g, but also when d/b/p is compared to o/e/a. WHAT THE HELL.

And here's that music shuffle meme, making the rounds.

Put your music player on shuffle, and write down the first line of the first twenty songs. Post the poem that results. The first line of the twenty-first song is the title.

Somewhere in the darkness

Welcome to my secret lair on Skullcrusher Mountain
Pathological monsters! cried the terrified mathemetician
We are all traveling in the footsteps of those who came before
There's a tall, thin man standing in the shadows

She moved south as a child
There's a small town in the mountains where the streets are white and still
I like duty

Well I thought I heard the captain say:
And the slightest confrontation
A voice like honey, no one else could fill his shoes.
I would walk a thousand miles just to talk to you for a while.

Ths sun is high today
I've got the sun and the seasons

We start the story when mom met dad
I was eighteen - she was forty-five
I had the carburetor cleaned and checked with her line blown out she's hummin' like a turbo jet

Ask me why I came so late
I thought we'd start the evening off with a glass of cold rose
Only a moment ago we had nothing but time
Palm trees and fun, fabulous sun - Hollywood's always like that

I'm going to New York tomorrow until Thursday...half unexpectedly/half not. Um. Basically, it was riding on the fact of my father actually giving me money. Since that's not a very reliable reality, I didn't actually think he ever would...but he did. So, I'm going...



Won't be on much tonight. Tons to do...


switching_it_up posting will have to resume tomorrow.

I'm just now having the best coffee ever. Not too sweet, not too bitter - perfect amount of cream. I am in heaven. I like drinking coffee on the weekends, and I usually enjoy my cup... but every now and then - I make a perfect cup. I don't know why, but sometimes the ratios just line up and WHAM! Perfect cup. Sigh. Am very happy camper right now.

Oh - and Trader Joe's mini quiches are fantastic! Yummm... happy Sunday everyone. ;)

How did they know?
( My favorite color combination is green and purple. )

Also, I see this has made its way around the block a time or two, but damn it's too good not to share. If you haven't seen it yet. Or lately. The Alice's Restaurant Massacre. Heh.

And finally, GIP.

From many people:

If you had me under your command and could make me write anything, what would you love to see me write? I'm not actually going to write any of these (unless something strikes me), but I am curious.



( A New shiny fall dragon!! )


*battles writer's block with a sharp sword*

As battle-cries go, "I am a sexy shoeless god of war!" is really pretty good.

I think I'll adopt it.

Now that I'm prepared, I'm off to Costco. Wish me luck.

It's been years since the last time I personally cooked a Thanksgiving Day dinner. About 18 years, in fact. The last time was when I was omg-hugely!pregnant and apparently felt I had something to prove. (She can do it all! She pays the bills! She cooks and cleans! She makes holiday dinners! And she's brining new life into the world! Meet... Superwoman!)

Not so much about that anymore, but I felt like making dinner, so I did. Found a free-range turkey, due to a combination of effects: waiting til the last minute to buy a turkey means that most of the 27-cents a pound guys are already sold out, and I also like to support farmers who raise animals humanely. (Thank you for your sacrifice, o turkey. And I'm glad you saw the sky before you died.) Cooked a couple of yams, some low-carb stuffing, potatoes (they don't make those low-carb. heh.). Forgot the broccoli until it was too late, but made gravy which will give me low-carb biscuits and gravy for dinner today. Mmm. And made a no-sugar pumpkin pie that turned out good despite being over-cooked and having twice as much splenda as it should have. (I forgot I was halving the recipe. Caught myself after already having added the sweetner. Oops.)

This was all a bit overkill for dinner for me and the boy, but it was nice anyway. And I had the turkey stripped and packaged up in freezer bags before we had pie. Go me!

Other accomplishments yesterday: got my Night Elf Warrior Skatthach to 72 in WoW. And 375 engineering! (You engineers know what an accomplishment that is.) I'm terribly frustrated at not being able to fly in Northrend yet, but I'm loving the exploration. (Note to self: make a Skatthach icon. She's jealous of your worlock)

Other bits of WoW amusement: yay for Star Trek references! My inner fan-girl cackled gleefully over that one. (It's a Horde-only quest, though.) Also, someone needs to make me stop. I made another Death Knight. *weeps* Alt-a-holism is not pretty.

Tomorrow will be Thanksgiving with the folks, but without my brother, which deserves its own separate post. Which I will do when I'm done throwing things and screaming with rage. Stupid technology that fails, and stupid, stupid social support systems that fail to support people who need help. I think it's time to Get JesseTM.

Irritating Holiday Was Irritating.

Trina placed an ice pop on my DO NOT TOUCH manga table and destroyed my copy of Love Is Like A Hurricane V1. Actually, she put her ice pop down, forgot it was there, let it melt, realised it, and covered it with a towel to avoid getting in trouble.

So, instead of having to clean up a mess, she gets grounded for lying (sneaking and trying to cover up a mistake).


I was already cranky, so I decided (as did my other family members) that Leila should go out of the house. The movie theatre was the only place open, thus I went and saw Twilight.

My Review:
( Leila's in depth and thorough review of Twilight the Movie )

And today the thing I'm most grateful for is that I get to spend it with my family of choice rather than my family of origin. Mind you, I really like most of my family of origin, there's just that one person who ruins the whole thing. So that's another thing I'm grateful for -- that my sister has found the strength within herself to take care of my mother so I don't have to, and that she (my sister) doesn't try to make me feel guilty for not sharing the burden.

I'm grateful that I have work, a roof over my head, food and a refrigerator to keep it in, clean water, and a working vehicle.

I'm grateful that in just under 54 days (but who's counting?) George W. Bush and Dick Cheney will leave office. I wish they'd leave the planet, but we can't have everything.

I'm grateful for my computer, Snarry, Spooks, Dexter, The Daily Show and thepiratebay.org

I'm grateful for my friends, both the ones I've met and the ones I haven't. That means I'm grateful for YOU

Delicious dinner by Squeaks and comfy conversation with Lauryn's parents have left me in despair incoherent. No more words tonight. |D; I BLAME ROCK BAND.

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day for me and my fellow Americans. I hope that everyone who celebrates enjoys it.

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I have to admit that I find some reviews of my Zukafuji trilogy (Transformation Series, I call it) completely hilarious. I've started comm posting it...and have just posted the second part...since the third part has been posted already, just not there, some comments are completely ironic. In such an amusing way. *giggles*

Though, I'm a bit frustrated with writing at the moment. I'm really exhausted and writing fest fics have been a struggle. I never expected to be sick this long. So, I signed up for most of these not knowing I'd either being tired from vomiting or tired from the meds to prevent the vomiting. All I've managed lately were the crappy little Wild Adapter ficlets that I've posted during mini_nanowrimo.


*frustrated fists of glory* I will survive. I will get things done and on time. I'm just...I dunno.

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*runs out of steam*

I'll probably not post switching_it_up tomorrow...my not-American friends will forgive me, right? :D

W00t! Eagles of Death Metal's new album, Heart On, is available now.

I likes it lots. Check 'em out. (Yes, I agree, the heaving buttocks are a bit distracting. But if you like guitar-driven rock, you will like their music.)

Oh, Birds of Prey. As I said in my Yuletide letter, one of the things that intrigues me about tv!BoP is how it differs from the comic. Let's unpack those differences a bit. (If you're writing for me, I don't know if reading this will help you or not. It raises a lot of questions, but you could also find it constraining. Use your judgment.) ( Do I really have to warn for spoilers? )